Cotton match.



M. WALKOS COTTON MATCH. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 17. I917.

Patented Nov. 6, 1917.

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Km a M f (M w WITNESSES 3 ATTORNEY M. WALKOS.

COTTON MATCH.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 17

Patented Nov. 6, 1917.

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INVENTOR WITNESSES 1 0 ATTORNEY MICHAEL WALKOS, or DETROIT, ivrrcnrcAlv, i

common MATCH."

To all whom it may concern:

Improvements in Cotton Matches, of which the followingis aspecification.

This invention relates to an improved" means for produclng flame and isespecially designed to provide a convenient means for lighting clgars,clgarettes and the like.

An objectof the inventionvis to provide a receptacle in which iscontained a flexible element providing a continuous strip of matchesdesigned to be' fed from the: re,- ceptacle in predetermined lengths andin position to be acted uponby the ignition member carried by thereceptacle.

The invention further contemplates a novel means of treating theflexible element.

which may be composed of'twisted cord and treated with an inflammablesolution, such as kerosene and further treated with paraffin to give theelement acertain amount of stiffness, the said element being providedthroughout itsxlength at spaced intervals with-a flame producingmeansin. the form of sulfur and saltpeter projections' 'which aredesigned to be acted upon by the ignitionmember. p

The invention also includes novel; means for feeding the match strip andmeansfor' Figure -1 is a perspective view of. the -in-.

vention, the receptaclewbeing shown in closed position; a c Fig.2 is atop plan view showing the receptacle in-open position;; a

Fig. 3 is a vertical transversesectiona-l view of the same with thecover closed; a

Fig. 4 is a section on:the line H: of Fig.3;

Fig.5 is an enlarged. fragmentary sectional view on the line 55 ofFig.3;;* 7

Fig. 6 .isiacrossesectionalview"on the line 66 of Fig;'3-;U

Specification of Letters Patent.

Fig.7 is a detail perspective. View of the ignition element;

Fig. 8 is an enlarged fragmentary plan;

vention as'illustrated in they accompanying drawings,"there. isshowngareceptacle 10,

the-'cross-sec-tional shapeoffwhich is sub-. stantlallyrectangular, the:bottom of the p Patented Nov.6, 1e17,- APpliwtionfiledAugust17,1917..seriainaisem. v

ran STATES TENTOEWE receptaclebeing. semi-circular. in; shape-as shownat 11. ,The'receptacle is adapted to b'eolosed by". acover or lid 12,which is hinged to thereceptacle :asashoivn. at 13,.

there being provided; a spring 14 which acts to. force .thecover. open,and is'well knownv in f receptacles of this, kind. The,

cover 12 is held in-closed position by means of, a spring latch .15;which engages over a notch or lug .16 'providedin the op'posite end, ofthe-receptacle. One: side of the receptacleis; formed with an-jopening.l7, whichis adapted tobe'closed by a door 18, \vhichis hinged tothereceptacle as shown at 19, there, being alsoi provided the; spring catch20' for holdingwthisk doorzclosed. I

*Located within the-receptaclenearl the lower end: thereofv andconcentrically to the semi-circular biottom v11 is i a. shaft 20, whichhas a bearing at one end in the side of the receptacle 'l-Oxand atitsother: end tOfthB door 18; as shown. at 21 and '22 respectivelya vMounted upon thisrshaftand; rotating. there-- with is a reel-23..provided with spaced parallellistswhichare connected together by a hub24', the shaft and; reel being rotated by. means of a, crank '25located? uporrthe out-- side ofthe receptacle.- I I The P661323 isdesigned to receive a fieXible element which is preferably fo'rinedo fanumbenof strands of cord twistedtogether and treated with keroseneorOtherinflarrfl. mable fluid, one-1 endiof this flexible element beingsecured to the reel between the:hub and thelspring 2.6-. IH OIdQPtOJ-lmPEIIlZ: a certain L1I101111t:Of"Stlfi 1 16SS to the flexibleelement it is. further treated with a coating of paraflin; The elementjust described; is designed to'provide-aZcontinuous strip of matches 27,'thes'e 'matches being formed by providing at spaced intervalsthroughoutthe length :of the element projcctiOnsQ-S,

peter:

Mounted within the receptacle are feed rollers 29 and 30, these rollersoperatingin shafts 31 and being provided with meshing gears 32, so thatthey will revolve in unison.

Positioned between the rollers 29 and 30 and the reel 23 is a guidingroller 33, while above or upon the opposite side of the rollers 29 and30 is a guiding tube 34. The

upper end of this guiding tube has located.

as to grip between them the strip of matches which is fed from the reel23 over the idler 33 and between the feed rollers 29 and 30 and throughthe guiding tube 34 as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

This is accomplished by providing the roller 30 with a ratchet wheel 40,which is carried by or fast to the roller and is operated by the togglemember 41, the nature of which is similar to the shaft 31, which carriesthe roller 30, this toggle member being provided with dogs 42 adapted toengage the teeth to rotate the ratchet wheel when the said member isoperated, one of the dogs engaging upon the down stroke and the otherdog upon the up stroke of the member so as to provide an increasedrotation ofthe feed rollers by a limited movement of the toggle leversby the toggle member.

This toggle member is operated by means of a rod 43, which is mounted toreciprocate in a bearing 44, secured to one of the side walls and ispivoted at its lower end as shown at 45 to the toggle member, theopposite end of the rod 43 being pivotally connected to a lever 46suitably pivoted within the casing at one end and carrying at itsopposite end a finger piece 47, the rod 43 being pivoted intermediatethe ends of the lever 46. In order to determine the dogs 42 in positionfor operation of the ratchet 41, the rod 43 is spring actuated as shownat 48.

Mounted upon the pivot 49 which supports the lever 46, is a cam 50, thesaid cam being fast upon this pivot so as to turn therewith. This cam islocated adjacent the abutting ends of the gripping members 35 andprojecting over each of these gripping members in the path of movementof said cam are pins 51, so that when the cam is rocked, the grippingmembers 35 will be open to permit of the strip of matches passingtherethrough, the said elements im- .mediately closing upon the releaseof the j ections 28 of the strip of matches to ignite the same when theslide is reciprocated.

The strip of matches is positioned upon the reel 23 through the door 18,the strip being fed through the feed rollers 29 and 30 andthe guide tube34 as previously*explained. o

In order to provide'a backing so as to hold the head of the match steadywhen.

being acted upon by the ignition means, there is provided a guide 60,which is car ried by the wall of the receptacle. Mounted.

for movement within this guide is a backing element 61, in the form of aV-shaped slide, the outwardly extending wings 62 of which are providedwith serrated faces for the purpose of forming a seat 63 for the head ofthe match. The element 61 is also formed with oppositely disposedflanges 64, which operate in the grooves provided by the guide 60. Thebacking element 61 is formed with a depending shank 65, which ispivotally connected to the lever 66, the said lever be ing in turnpivoted to the casing as shown at 67. The opposite end of the lever 66is pivotally connected to an operat-ing rod 68 movable througha guide 69secured to the inner face of the casing and operated by means of afinger piece 47. The flange 61 is held in a depressed or retractedposition through the medium of the spring :71; When it is desired toignite the match, a finger piece 7 O is depressed and the backingelement is moved into position to hold the match head steady for actionby the ignition means.

When pressing downward upon the finger piece 47 the gripping members 35are moved apart and the strip fed therethrough through the action of thedogs 42 and ratchet 40, the gripping members immediately closing to holdthe strip in position upon the reels of the finger piece 47. Theprojection 28 of the strip 27 will then be in position to be acted uponby the ignition element.

Various changes may be made in the form, proportion and minor details ofconstruction of the invention and the right is reserved to make suchchanges.

Having described the invention, what is claimed is: 1. -A device of. theclass described comprising a receptacle, a continuous'strip of matcheslocated therein, said strip comprising'a flexible element provided atspaced intervals throughout its length With means for producing a flame,a manually operative slide carried by said receptacle and cooperatingwith said flame producing means for igniting the same and means locatedWithin the receptacle for feeding said element in predetermined lengthsto locate the flame producing means in position for said slide.

2. A device of the class described comprising a receptacle, a continuousstrip of matches located therein, said strip comprising a flexibleelement provided at spaced intervals throughout its length With meansfor producing a flame, means for feeding said flexible element inpredetermined lengths and spring pressed slides actuated by said feedingmeans for gripping said element after each operation of the feedingmeans.

8. A device of the class described comprising a receptacle, a continuousstrip of matches located therein, said strip comprising a flexibleelement provided at spaced intervals throughout its length with meansfor producing a flame, means for feeding said flexible element inpredetermined lengths and means including spring actuated slides forgripping said flexible element after each operation of the feedingmeans.

4. A device of the class described com prising a receptacle, acontlnuous strip of matches located therein, said strip comprismatcheslocated therein, said strip compris-- ing a flexible element provided atspaced intervals throughout its length With means forproducing a flame,means for feeding said flexible element in predetermined lengths, meansincluding cam operated slides for gripping said flexible element aftereach operation of the feeding means and means for operating said cam torelease the flexible element simultaneous With the operation of thefeeding means.

6. A device of the class described comprising a receptacle, matcheslocated therein, an ignition member, means for feeding said matches tosaid member in a position for action by the member, and a V-shapedbacking element for holding the match head in position for action by theignition means.

In testimony whereof I aflix my si nature.

MICHAEL WAL OS.

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